Women's Role In Athenian Democracy

During the classic age the Anthenian Republic had a Supreme Council that consisted of nine executive chief, chief justiciar, and president if the boule and Ecclesia named Archons. Their duties were to be governors of the council and assembly. “The council of Areopagus” was the Anthenian council. This council served as an important legal institution under the the Athenian democracy. This council existed long before democracy and its power and composition changed many times over the centuries. The Athens conducted an assembly it was the regular gathering of male Athenian citizens to listen to, discuss, and vote on decrees such as, finical and religious matters, public festivals and wars, and treaties with foreign countries etc. The assembly was the opportunity for all males citizens of athen to speak their minds and exercise their votes regarding the government of their city. The boule
Unfortunately the Athenian and American government excluded women from their rights to the government. At one point in American history women had no decision or input on the governments control. But in the Athenian Democracy only males were considered as citizens. Both of the democracies excluded women. In these Democracies choosing or electing their leaders or officials are different. In the American government officials are elected and we vote every few years for our leaders and they stay in office for a certain amount of time. Unlike the American government the Athens rotate among officials. Their court systems are different, then U.S. has House of Representatives for each state to speak for them, whereas Athenian government and legislative bodies form together and the people speak to them, and they the resolve the issues at hand. However the compare in ways, they both vote for their political figures and both legislative branches have more than one of the main roles in the political